Public Health Inspector

Closing Date
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November 24, 11:59pm EST. Applications received after this deadline will not be accepted.

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has an opening for one (1) temporary full-time Public Health Inspector in the Public Health Unit division. The temporary opportunity is for a period up to June 2027.

The Public Health Inspector applies preventive and public health knowledge, techniques, and skills to reduce the incidence of communicable diseases, occupational illnesses, food-borne disease, and health hazards in the public in accordance with Ministry of Health Ontario Public Health Standards, associated Ministry Protocols and Guidelines, the Health Protection and Promotion Act and its Regulations, and any other pertinent legislation. The Public Health Inspector: conducts public health inspections;

enforces health protection regulations and applicable by‑laws; promotes public health principles; and works with government and stakeholders to support healthy policies and environments that support health. This position supports the ongoing operations of the Chatham‑Kent Public Health Unit.

• Demonstrate Chatham‑Kent’s core values and competencies
• Adhere to principles, standards, professional/ personal boundaries, and codes of conduct established by CIPHI and organizational policies
• Apply in practice, key knowledge, critical thinking skills, and aptitudes related to the environmental public health sciences
• Use equipment, techniques, and procedures to conduct inspections/investigations, and collect appropriate samples
• Participate in ongoing professional development opportunities and maintain current professional knowledge of environmental public health sciences, regulations, techniques, procedures, equipment, sampling, and documentation
• Use legal and regulatory discretion when dealing with issues and problems in environmental public health practice and apply progressive enforcement actions applicable to the situation when hazardous practices, related illnesses, or non‑compliance activities have been identified
• Apply systematic inspection processes and risk assessments to any premises and conduct audits where applicable
• Apply investigative procedures in the follow‑up and management of individual disease reports, food‑borne illness, disease outbreaks, animal incident reports, food recalls, environmental inspections, suspect health hazards, and Ministry directed incidents
• Access, analyze, and evaluate information (investigations, inspections, emergencies, data, facts, sample results, surveillance data and disease trends, concepts, theories) to make evidence informed decisions, prepare reports, conduct investigations, and make recommendations for corrective action, risk management and/or policy and program development
• Analyze and evaluate policies, programs, and lessons learned in environmental public health to assess program effectiveness and develop a plan to ensure continuing quality assurance (includes incidents of outbreaks and emergencies)
• Liaise with stakeholders (Ministry, community, agencies, individuals, media), establish partnerships, and create collaborative approaches to promote common education or advocacy initiatives through shared resources and responsibilities
• Assess the needs of learners (internal and external), develop programs, protocols, and strategies, and teach environmental public health concepts to all ages, genders, cultures, and backgrounds in various settings with available resources
• Use teaching as part of the regulatory functions of environmental public health program delivery activities
• Explain and share knowledge, tools, expertise, and experience to build capacity, improve performance, and enhance the quality of the working environment (e.g. mentorship/preceptorship of…